Safe to lose weight while being pregnant?

When I found out I was pregnant I was 290. I've already gained 7 pounds from lack of workin out (because I don't know what's safe) and obviously fatigue. I am sooooo tired. I am not happy that I am already 297 and want to lose weight. Has that been safe for anyone else? I'd like to hear from people around my weight (:

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Congrats! I am not pregnant (yet) but am around your size ans trying to lose weight beforehand. From everything that I have read, doctors usually prefer obese ppl to o ly gain about 11-15 pounds during pregnancy. I'm sure if you adjust your diet and exercise (under your doctor's supervision) you may lose weight. Good luck!

I have done alot of reading and basically we dont need to gain any weight. And you shouldnt do a crash diet but if you just change your eatting habits you can lose weight that way. So long as you are eatting then you are ok.. I am not a dr or anything but it was what I read. It is more dangerous for us to gain the weight then to lose a few pounds... I am going to try and do a healthy diet. There are some shakes that I asked my dr and he said they were ok so long as i had enough calories but it was newlifestylediet.com they dont taste bad and they have tons of vitamins... gl to you... if you want a "healthy eatting buddy" friend me... =0)

I weighed 219 when I found out that I was pregnant with my third child. I am 17 weeks and have lost 12 pounds. I understand what you are going thru because you get tired very quickly as I useto in my first trimester also. But the one thing I learned with pregnancy is that going on a diet is not safe at all so please don't do that. What you can do is stop drinking anything with caffine only drink water and sometimes juice. Also lots of vegetables and fruit.That is the best thing to snack on. My doctor told me that as long as I eat healthy , no pork, water, and take my prenatals that the baby will be getting enough nutrients from the healthy eating and my body because I have all that extra weight where the baby can get most nutrients. So far it has worked because I haven't gained a pound and am happy. Hope this helps and try to push yourself for a healthier lifestyle because you can also develope gestational diabetes. Good luck!!